MUSICIANS REVIEW of "The 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰 Extensive Guide to BABYMETAL April 1st 2024" A Fox Song

[@AFoxSong]

Thanks for reacting to my guide.

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks so much for putting this together! It was very informative and entertaining ❤️ I will keep an eye out for your videos, great job 😁🤟🦊

[@IAMisLove]

Very creative content. You have a fantastic voice. 🦊 🖖❤ Question. Who was the artist who took 1st place in the Amuse contest. Do you know what she does now?

[@lencooke944]

@@IAMisLove I wonder if it was Moa who came first. The reason I am wondering this is that in this video (and also in Cryptic Misery's guide) it is said that Su came second in a 2007 "contest" and Moa came first in an "audition" in 2007, that were held by AMUSE. I am curious if this was the same contest/audition? I could be way off in my thinking; however, it does seem a bit of a coincidence. I would love to know who came first as well as they must have been outstanding to fend Su off for first place.

[@martinmetal7481]

@lencooke944 she might have just been more pretty ( washing my mouth out with soap right now for saying that ). You know how the Idol industry works . 😁🤘🏼🦊

[@martinmetal7481]

@@IAMisLove might be one of the other Karen Girls 🤔🤘🏼🦊

[@JasonsSongStop]

WELCOME back to my BABYMETAL journey! Leave a comment for all of the amazing information discussed!

[@bradkornatowski3866]

They are playing in Madison, WI in Nov - I got tickets.

[@IAMisLove]

Congratulations on scoring a BABYMETAL ticket. I got one too and will be seeing them live for the first time.

[@bradkornatowski3866]

@@IAMisLove Where?

[@IAMisLove]

@@bradkornatowski3866 Richmond.🥰 I had tickets to Blue Ridge Rock Festival, but it was cancelled the day before they were to perform.😮‍💨 🦊 🖖❤

[@Wolfpack94487]

@@IAMisLove Have fun there! 😄 First time is so special 🙂

[@road-runner]

Excellent! I really appreciate it. Very spot on pointing out how they had to perform several small gigs. Now it's unthinkable but I've seen some footage of them playing in a shopping mall. Some people think they are a "manufactured industry product" and that they started just as big as we know them now. But the fact is that they have earned everything with great effort, dedication and giving up many things in the process. About the Download 2015, Andy Copping (the festival's promoter) banned them and the fact is that he never got over it. He apparently has some personal issue with them. He even admitted that the festival booked them in the following years just because he's not the only one in charge of booking the artists. By the way, today they performed with some incredible new costumes. And congrats on getting your tickets. This is a quite a win for us. 😁 🤘🦊

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thank you so much for stopping by! Yes I was very moved by their dedication and amazing effort doing small gigs and taking huge risks to grow! This information was really great to learn and I would certainly like to check out some more explainers going forward! It's such a win and I can't wait to see them live 😁🤟🦊

[@jakemuller8626]

Today they released the official live of RATATATA and not only that, they played together once again at Rock Im Park not only once but twice, the first one during EC show and the girls using the regular outfit, and the second at BM show with new super cool outfits!🙀 Anyway I'll come back later with this guide if you got any questions and some more updates probably left after April 1st. 🦊🤘

[@Hgoenge81]

Yes!! It's a perfect decision to play it twice, so all fans get to experience it! 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻 Arigato Koba! And seeing fancams from the concerts, they are having the most fun. Moa and Momo are cracking up at times, everyone hugs in the end, and it's truly just a joy to witness 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

[@jakemuller8626]

​@@Hgoenge81🦊🤘🧡

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks for stopping by! You got the First comment with this one! YES, I will be dropping my reaction to RATATATA Live in the next couple of days! I love learning more about BABYMETAL 😁🤟🦊

[@Hgoenge81]

One of the best reactions to this guide imo! Not many people mention that they didn't just appear with a huge budget on the biggest stages, but had to grind just like every other band. Yes, they were created by a producer and as a bit of a gamble. If they hadn't caught on, Amuse more than likely would have shut it down. So they didn't meet in a dingy rehearsal room over beers and forming mostly to get boys or become rich, but imo they were and are just as dedicated as conventionally formed groups. If not more, since they were only guaranteed a somewhat uphill battle bc of metal elitist and so on. Thankfully they persevered and are to Me the only exciting group in metal 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks so much for your kind words! Yes BABYMETAL truly impressed me with their perseverance and choice to take the road less traveled. It was certainly not easy but they have earned everything they have accomplished! 😁🤟🦊

[@jakemuller8626]

Well i guess you got all the answers in the comments already lol Anyway totally agree with your train of thought and what you said about the girls how hard working they were since the very first years when there was no such huge recognition and needed the minimal spotlight to reach more people and fans, that's why sometimes we get mad when someone try to disrespect the girls and all the things they have done to get there as a living legends. Now to be part of The One you just need to watch that song dedicated to all of us, but fair warning The One is just the second part of another song that was split in two parts, it's called Tales Of The Destinies and it was performed only one time live at Tokyo Dome 2016, so that would be the perfect double reaction with TOTD first and after that The One live at Tokyo Dome 2016, look for Babymetal Reactor Resources to get both clip with watermarked logo for the upload and clean version in the description for you to enjoy. See you next time and keep enjoying more BM songs.🦊🤘🔥

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks for stopping by! Yes their efforts are highly impressive to get where they are now. Thank you for your recommendations to become a part of The One 👍 I will do that soon and have a "Ceremony Video" to join The One 😁🤟🦊

[@Marty-Metal]

great reaction Jason-Metal, there are a couple really good guides here on YT, on Cryptic Miseries channel and Omajination's channel and hey any newbies out there, if you get close enough and want to give a gift to the ladies, please don't just throw it, wave it around and get their attention and they will let you know , when, where, and how, they will receive it.

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thank you so much! I'll add their guides to check out soon! And great advice to check with BABYMETAL before throwing 😁🤟🦊

[@Grington300]

Good job, this is the most up to date and most accurate of the guides. Congratulations on getting your ticket to see them.🦊🤘

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks so much! This guide was very informative and entertaining to watch! I would certainly watch more of A Fox Songs that come out in the future! So excited to see BABYMETAL live 😁🤟🦊

[@emb5091]

Great reaction! I've watched this guide many times, but I still enjoy it everytime! Also, I'm glad you now have a better understanding of the group and what they went through to get to where they are in a genre where they had a lot of haters.🤘🦊🤘

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks for stopping by! I was honestly glad I got to watch it again while editing 😃 It's a really fun watch and I learned a lot. I hope to do more learning about them going forward! 😁🤟🦊

[@babymetaldesu_br]

Thank you so much for reacting to the best updated guide we have! 🤘🏽🦊❤️

[@JasonsSongStop]

This guide was absolutely amazing, informative and entertaining 👏 thanks so much for stopping by! More BABYMETAL to come 😁🤟🦊

[@donz_8549]

thanks for reaction guide by Baby Metal....🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks for stopping by! This was very informative and entertaining to review 😁🤟🦊

[@Ganimal83]

Yay! This is a wonderful guide! Although, you’ll find plenty more fun tidbits such as back stage clips, interviews, commentaries, stage antics caught by fan cam, fan memes and humor, etc. so, have fun with it! Glad you got tickets! Some of Babymetal’s shows were instantly sold out during presale lol. I got mine 2 days ago for the DC show, so super excited. PS, Ratatata live was just released as well. 🤘🦊

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks for stopping by! Yes I enjoyed this very much. I can't wait to continue to learn more. Yes, I will be putting out my reaction to Ratatata LIVE in just a couple days! 😁🤟🦊

[@Ganimal83]

@@JasonsSongStop Fu Fu! 🤣

[@メタ太郎-g5f]

Babymetal Played「Lady Gaga Live Show」😱　 (opening act) 🦊🤘

[@lencooke944]

Hey Jason, a super reaction to this excellent guide to Babymetal. I am happy that you are delving into this amazing group, you have so many wonderful performances from Babymetal to enjoy. I can't wait to watch along to see your reactions and hear your thoughts on them, I wish I was in your position and having the joy of learning about Babymetal all over again. Thank you for your reaction videos, I enjoy them.

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks for stopping by! This was a truly fun and entertaining experience to learn more about BABYMETAL! I have so much more to react to and I am enjoying the journey so much! Stay tuned for more BABYMETAL to come 😁🤟🦊

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

Momoko is the perfect addition to the group. I love her kazoo cover on that reality show and how straight she played such a goofy performance. Metalverse was at Fox Fest (is there an underscore in the festival's title?) and I believe they were back to a three piece group. They were backed by Asterism, an extremely highly-skilled trio of young musicians that was instrumental but has started incorporating vocals in their original music. I can't recommend them enough. "Church," "Stars," and "Gunfire" are good songs to start with them if you're interested.

[@JasonsSongStop]

Yes Momo is the perfect addition to BABYMETAL! I have added some Metalverse to the list! I can't wait to check them out as well 😁🤟🦊

[@jakemuller8626]

Yes there is an underscore.🦊🤘

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

@@jakemuller8626 Thanks!

[@papeh01]

Good reaction, I'm glad you already have your tickets to see babymetal live :) Keep coming the reactions, you have the collaborations with F Hero and you can also react to Metalverse or Sakura Gakuin

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thank you for stopping by! Yes I am so excited to see BABYMETAL live! Stay Tuned for more BABYMETAL to come 😁🤟🦊

[@ervingranlund3744]

When you get to Sakura Gakuin you have officially become part of "The One" Welcome aboard

[@JasonsSongStop]

Woo! Thanks so much! I will have to react to Sakura Gakuin very soon. More to come soon 😁🤟🦊

[@jakemuller8626]

No, that's not necessary, Sakura Gakuin is deep in the Foxhole for sure, to become part of The One he just need to listen The One, and of course all the songs he can get from BM including covers and special live performance, but it's all good as long as he enjoy the journey into the Foxhole there's always room for more and appreciate what these girls did in our hearts.🦊🤘

[@martinmetal7481]

I have watched this many times and enjoyed watching it with you . Have a great time in November at the show ( you will ) 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks so much for stopping by! I enjoyed this very much as well. There was great detail and enjoyment in the comments discussion as well! 😁🤟🦊

[@martinmetal7481]

@JasonsSongStop I believe you have still not watched Ijime Dame Zettai live at Sonisphere 2014. The apprence called by fans The Miracle at Sonisphere 😁 🤘🏼🦊

[@christihastings7792]

I love how deeply you feel music of all kinds.

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks so much! This was a really cool deep dive into BABYMETAL and their history!

[@paulmarks3662]

Where young Momo said heavy music club, they all laughed because all the girls said heavy music club, Momo just happened to make it all the way to babymetal.

[@JasonsSongStop]

Wow absolutely amazing job from Momo to make her dreams come true 😁🤟🦊

[@nothsor]

even after 14 years, some people that arent open minded still think they are a fad/gimmic

[@JasonsSongStop]

I don't get how some could be against them? They likely haven't looked into them much

[@nothsor]

@@JasonsSongStop like I said, they are not open minded. theyhave the mindset that metal has to look and sound a certain way,

[@autohmae]

Thanks for doing this. And glad you got a ticket ! These girls, ladies now of Babymetal, and the producer are part of the talent agency. In Japan there are still many companies with long time 'life time' employees, so the company invests in there talent. And thus Babymetal is still part of that company. Think of this agency like a modeling agency, if you need a model you ask a modeling agency, you give them a profile of the kind of person you need and they will give you suggestions. This works similar, but these talents are much broader, many of them actually started as kids models. For example Suzuka and Momoko were both in (not the same) musical, Yui was a child actress. They all have done commercials as kids. The company employs them, but they obviously don't always have work for them and thus the company can develop projects of themselves. Sakura Gakuin is kind of like that, and I don't know if this is true but read it somewhere, that SG is for girls at an age when companies are just not that interested in hiring talent at that age. So SG are the most talented girls of the company (that don't already have existing projects, some actually did other projects while in SG as well later on). They function like an idol J-Pop group, but they do activities like some acting and live streaming, etc. Which gives them experience and they sell tickets, sell albums, merch, etc. which is a good way to fund this training venture. Sadly SG ended a year or so after the pandemic. Because of the big impact in the entertainment industry they probably needed to do re-structuring/re-evaluate/re-think what they are actually doing, ROI, etc. so now they are not doing as much in public, but still part of some training systems which work with them more on an individual basis. SG was really cool, because they put the girls under limited pressure to perform, thus 'battle harden' them, but also this creates a strong bound between them. Which was really great to see how they got friendships, etc. We still see tweets, etc. sometimes of them getting together and doing things. For example 1 recently released a video of 2 of them going on a picnic together. It's a bit of nothingburger, but also very nostalgic for those who have been following them closely. 15:50 personally I think she means back to acting, as she was a child actress and that was her original dream in entertainment, but who knows, we've not seen her back in any spotlights. 17:40 'planned' is a word I would not choose, it seems to have been more an idea, a wish. At first he wasn't allowed to do this idea too, because the reason he was in the kids department is because bands music like rock/metal, etc. were not in the charts at the time. So no use investing into those genres. The choreography started out as a collaboration between 'Kobametal' and 'Mikikometal' based on what the girls already did. An example is: when Babymetal was going to record the song Headbanger, Yui and Moa during singing in the studio to the lyrics 'with her black hair' would hold their twin tails, thus Mikiko would integrate this in the final choreography. Koba tried with all his might to always include and integrate anything from the girls as naturally as possible. 20:30 strictly speaking, we are all The One, including the Babymetal staff and those on stage. Which is a distiction, but an important one. :-) 20:59 Yes, April Fools is part of the culture in many western countries, they are probably aware. But Babymetal often does things with a wink. But an other internal to them important reason is actually pretty simple, in Japan the fiscal year starts on April 1st (it matches the Sakura Cherry Blossom season). 21:47 I would say, this could also be more naunced, SG in general and other sub-groups of SG did get more funding than Babymetal, why ? Because the company didn't want to put money into an idea which had such a high risk of failure (because of low popularity of metal music at the time). 29:33 their popularity and the how 'metallic' the second album was, was just to hard to deny/ignore. 31:22 actually, I do believe it was actually Yui who said: please perform, the fans are waiting and we all know how important this performance is to Suzuka/Su-metal. 34:26 they also recently finally were able to perform it live, it was at the first festival organized by Babymetal in Japan: FOX_FEST 36:07 I can tell you, Babymetal cancelled a lot of shows in 2020 and Kobametal in those years wasn't sure if Babymetal would ever tour again, because so many of the staff of Babymetal quit the touring part of the music industry (Babymetal did pay some what to help keep them afloat), but many who do touring are all self-employed. And with a limited number of people in the industry prices of these staff skyrocketted. 37:43 this was planned before covid (maybe even before Yui left), take a deserved break after 10 years (most of that 10 years, they were also still in regular school). 42:41 update: they are back to 3 now. And performed at FOX_FEST with an amazing young instrumental group: Asterism from Japan, who are actually also signed to Amuse, kind of like a label or management company.

[@JasonsSongStop]

WOW thank you for stopping by and giving time stamps! This was great to see your additional information and watch the parts you discussed. Stay Tuned for more BABYMETAL to come 😁🤟🦊

[@autohmae]

@@JasonsSongStop I hope it was useful 🙂

[@Guysm1l3y]

Love your cats!

[@JasonsSongStop]

Haha thanks! Their names are Deku and Pepe 😺

[@lennyanyn]

They just released the live version of RATATATA, please react to it !!!!

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks so much! I am reacting to the live version and will put it out within the next couple days 😁🤟🦊

[@Wolfpack94487]

Now you´re up to date on the most important things regarding BABYMETAL. But beware, there is MUCH more stuff to learn about them! TONS of lore, stories, experiences, performances...

[@JasonsSongStop]

I am SO down to watch and learn more about BABYMETAL 😁🤟🦊

[@mattf2512]

Waiting patiently for the Sakura Gakuin videos :)

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks for stopping by! YES, I have added them to my list to check out soon! Stay tuned 😁🤟🦊

[@mattf2512]

@@JasonsSongStop 🦊

[@KZ-gj3sv]

21:07 It's the same in Japan😁

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks for letting me know! That makes it easy to remember 😁🤟🦊

[@織田ペコ]

I lIke your channel very much❤️‍🔥🦊🤘 ありがとう🙌

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks so much for stopping by! That is very kind. Stay tuned for more BABYMETAL to come! 😁🤟🦊

[@yunametal344]

nice! 🤘🦊

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks so much for stopping by! More BABYMETAL to come 😁🤟🦊

[@yunametal344]

@@JasonsSongStop I am glad you are trying to learn more about babymetal!💖

[@rah2287]

👍 👍 Well done. Suggest the following LIVE performances mentioned in the video Brand New Day LIVE at Budokan 2021 Moabanger LIVE - Moa solo on Headbanger (her 20th birthday) Onedari Daisakusen LIVE at Budokan 2021 - Moa solo GJ! (Good Job!) LIVE at Budokan 2021 -Moa solo Elevator Girl LIVE (Japanese version instead of the English) The One LIVE at Tokyo Dome.

[@Hymnodic]

We are so close to the Brand New Day Live Music Video from Fox Fest featuring Henson and LePage though.

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thank you so much for the great song suggestions! I have added them to the list! Can't wait to get to all of these great songs. More BABYMETAL to come 😁🤟🦊

[@garytruex9336]

I would recommend "The Unhelpful Guide To...." Generaly, it gets panned by The One as the maker was somewhat PC, but it goes into SG and especially, our beloved Yui, in much greater depth. You will find, that once get enough BM performances under belt (You need to get cracking:), there are dozens and dozens of SG vids to explore (and quite a few of Su before she joined SG) and they are just great.

[@Hymnodic]

It has an absolute ton of misinformation, and is created by someone who notoriously hates men, and is on record stating men should not be allowed to like BABYMETAL. The entire video is literally filled with hating on the fanbase. CrypticMisery created his original guide a few years ago to specifically counter that pos of a guide.

[@sreypovchun663]

The unhelpful guide is much better

[@lennyanyn]

not at all, it's super outdated

[@Hymnodic]

It is absolutely not better. That guide is chock-full of misinformation, and spends a lot of it's time just hating on the fanbase. CrypticMisery had created his guide specifically to counter it, as rnegitsune is known for hatred of men, and has stated the men should not be fans of BABYMETAL.

[@draculus666]

@@Hymnodic 'a lot of time hating the fanbase' - one sentence about gatekeeping? What misinformation? Can you prove rnegitsune hatred with links? I agree that unhelpful guide is much better (even outdated)

[@Hymnodic]

​@@draculus666 I am not going to go through the whole video, but just within the first part it says Sakura Gakuin meant to be an idol school, it was not, it also says BM continued to only perform at SG events after their debut for a few years, they did not as they were performing at non-SG events almost immediately afterward. Also, the guide is responsible for the Yui "best dancer meme", and that was proven awhile ago that she was always off timing by a heart beat with Moa and Su. The video also states that Yui decided to become an idol after watching Karen's Girls, she did not. She was already an idol. This video specifically started this misinformation among the fanbase who continues to to repeat it. In fact, this guide is responsible for a good amount of fake information that has spread throughout the BM community. There is also a section in there about blaming Koba for the non-announcement for the first US show without Yui and abandoning Su and Moa is hilariously ironic considering we found out later from their interviews it was likely a decision on the part of Su and Moa (and others on the team) on the lack of announcement because they were scared.

[@Icipher353]

The Unhelpful Guide is too out of date at this point. This hits all the important points and is current. Right now it's a better introduction.

[@Hgoenge81]

One of the best reactions to this guide imo! Not many people mention that they didn't just appear with a huge budget on the biggest stages, but had to grind just like every other band. Yes, they were created by a producer and as a bit of a gamble. If they hadn't caught on, Amuse more than likely would have shut it down. So they didn't meet in a dingy rehearsal room over beers and forming mostly to get boys or become rich, but imo they were and are just as dedicated as conventionally formed groups. If not more, since they were only guaranteed a somewhat uphill battle bc of metal elitist and so on. Thankfully they persevered and are to Me the only exciting group in metal 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

[@JasonsSongStop]

Thanks so much for your kind words! Yes I was very moved by their dedication. I have been in small metal bands as well, and Babymetal had even more adversity than most bands. So much respect to them! 😁🤟🦊